On today's episode we have Ron Lemmo on talking about his father "Mr Festival: Vince Lemmo." Vince Lemmo is amongst several people within the Italian community of Stark county that helped create and initiate the very first Italian-American Fest

Going Home: Dear Grandma Frances

Jul 22nd, 2022 33m 48s

A journey home to my ancestral village of Vastogirardi, Italy.

Interview with Ray Guarini from Italian Enclaves

May 2nd, 2022 47m 31s

Italian Enclaves can be found at : https://italianenclaves.org or on Facebook or Instagram at Italian Enclaves

Talk to the living. Don’t talk to a tombstone.

Feb 26th, 2022 56m 45s

Join Marion Mazzarella as she talks about growing up Italian American in Canton, Ohio, teaching and becoming the Sons and Daughters of Italy in America lodge #505’s first female President.

Piano Piano

Feb 13th, 2022 56m 22s

Amy Cenci grew up in Atlanta, Georgia to an Italian American Father and Croatian/Slovenia Mother. Little did she know that she would find herself living as an Italian aka Italian American with dual citizenship in Rome, Italy. She tells her stor

A Queen in the Kitchen: Ale Gambini

Nov 23rd, 2021 52m 6s

The purity and simplicity of food emanates through Ale Gambini’s work as an Italian food ambassador, chef, cookbook author, YouTube channel creator and so much more. Have a listen to her as she describes her work of promoting the Italian cuisin

Mangia with Michele

Nov 16th, 2021 51m 18s

Michele Di Pietro is a New York chef, food influencer, food blogger and recent cookbook author of Soupified. Enjoy a great flavor in the first episode of season 2. Grazie Mile

The Gods and Goddesses of my family

Oct 30th, 2021 14m 8s

This is dedicated to my Uncle Marc

Beyond the Sea

Oct 24th, 2021 39m 25s

As Italian Americans we fanaticize about the journey our ancestors took from the old country to America. Our stories reach beyond the seas and generations beyond that. I have been lucky enough to travel back and forth from Italy 12 times and ha

Cucina Romana by Andrew Cotto

Oct 24th, 2021 1h

"For us to go to Italy and to penetrate into Italy is like a most fascinating act of self-discovery"- D.H. LawrenceThe uniqueness of sitting around a table as an Italian American child and watching how the operatic style of Italian life play o

Gloria Talarico: Canton City's Resolute Italian

Aug 30th, 2021 1h 6m

How do you want to be remembered when you are gone? What kind of legacy will you leave behind? Gloria Talarico is the epitome of what love means and to be loved by so many for the their hard work and dedication to the community. The legacy that

Music is a Language of Love: interview with singer Aaron Caruso.

Aug 16th, 2021 1h 14m

Aaron Caruso is a classically trained singer of the Neapolitan language. Trained at Case Western University and earning his bachelors from the University of Michigan, Aaron's passion for expressing operetta style music in Neapolitan exudes thro

Biscoooottti part 2: my favorite nonnas.

Jul 19th, 2021 1h 28m

Anna Sama is joined by her best friend Frances Pileggi to tell their shared story of leaving Sant’Andrea, Italy come to New York and later to Canton, Ohio.

It is Biscooootti. Not Biscatti

May 20th, 2021 25m 59s

Anna Sama sat down today to tell me about her story of coming to America. She hails from Sant'Andrea Dell'Apostolo. It is said that the town dates back to the 10th century, between 981 and 110. This was an era when the Greco-Byzantine populatio

Interview with Dr Fioretti from Miami University.

Mar 27th, 2021 1h 13m

Ohio has never been thought to have much Italian heritage. However, the

Don't Cut the Basil: Five Generations of Authentic Italian Recipes

Feb 22nd, 2021 24m 22s

Cleveland, Ohio – Cugine in Cucina released their first cookbook, “Don’t Cut the Basil: Five Generations of Authentic Italian Recipes” in December 2020. During their digital launch weekend on Amazon, Cugine in Cucina’s cookbook went #1 Best Se

Saying Ciao a tutti

Jan 15th, 2021 2m 11s

Hi everyone, this is just a quick hello to introduce this podcast. I hope to one day make it really official and actually interview people. However, this pandemic will force me to focus more historically on Italian Americans in North East Ohio.